IT'S TUESDAY, JUNE 29TH. I'M NATALI DEL CONTE,
AND IT'S TIME TO GET
LOADED.
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GOOGLE CONTINUES TO HAVE TROUBLE IN CHINA.
THE COMPANY RELEASED A
STATEMENT SAYING THAT REDIRECTING SERVERS
TO HONG KONG HAS NOT
PROVED TO BE A SATISFACTORY SOLUTION TO EITHER
GOOGLE OR CHINA. CHINA
MAY NOT RENEW THE COMPANY'S ICP LICENSE AT
THE END OF THE MONTH.
THEY ARE LOOKING INTO ALTERNATIVES NOW.
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SONY RELEASED A FIRMWARE UPDATE FOR THE PLAYSTATION
3. THIS UPDATE
WILL BRING PLAYSTATION PLUS TO YOUR PLAYSTATION.
THAT IS THE $50
ANNUAL SERVICE THAT WILL GIVE YOU MORE PLAYSTATION
NETWORK
CONTENT. THE UPDATE ITSELF IS FREE AND IT
IS LIVE NOW.
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YAHOO LAUNCHED A STYLE GUIDE FOR PUBLISHING
ON THE WEB. CONFUSINGLY
ENOUGH, IT IS AN ACTUAL BOOK THAT WILL HELP
YOU FIGURE OUT THINGS LIKE
WHETHER EMAIL IS E-MAIL OR EMAIL. YOU WOULD
THINK THAT THEY
WOULDN'T BOTHER WITH A PRINTED PUBLICATION
THAT WILL BE DATED VERY
QUICKLY WITH AS FAST AS THE WEB CHANGES. THE
BOOK WILL ONLY COST $15
THOUGH AND THERE IS AN ACCOMPANYING WEB SITE
WHICH YOU CAN FIND AT
styleguide.-DOT-Yahoo-DOT-com.
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AMAZON RELEASED KINDLE FOR ANDROID PHONES
ON MONDAY. THIS LETS YOU
ACCESS YOUR KINDLE BOOKS AND SYNC YOUR PLACEMARKS
AND NOTES OVER
WHISPER SYNC. YOU CAN FIND OUT MORE AT AMAZON-DOT-COM-SLASH-
KINDLEFORANDROID.
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SPRINT'S NEXT 4G PHONE WILL BE CALLED THE
EPIC 4G. WE DON'T HAVE A
PRICE OR RELEASE DATE YET BUT WE DO KNOW THAT
IT WILL HAVE A SUPER
AMOLED SCREEN, A 1-GIGAHERTZ HUMMINGBIRD PROCESSOR,
AND A FULL
QWERTY KEYBOARD. IT SHOULD RUN ANDROID 2.2
WHEN IT COMES OUT LATER
THIS SUMMER.
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MAPQUEST HAS SOME COOL NEW FEATURES. BESIDES
A CLEANER NEW LOOK,
THE SITE ALSO NOW ALLOWS YOU TO SAVE AND SHARE
PERSONALIZED MAPS,
PLAN AN ITINERARY WITH NOTES AND LANDMARKS,
AND INTEGRATE
RESTAURANTS AND STORES INTO YOUR SEARCH RESULTS.
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THAT IS YOUR NEWS FOR NOW. THANK YOU FOR WATCHING.
I'M NATALI DEL
CONTE WITH CNETTV AND YOU'VE JUST BEEN LOADED.